fact 1: you can buy a coca-cola virtually anywhere in the world. even in developing countries
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Fact 1:You can buy a Coca-Cola virtually anywhere in the World. Even in developing countries.
Fact 2:1 in 7 children in developing counties die before their 5th birthday.
Diarrhea-Related Dehydration Still a Top-Killer of Children in Developing World
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Over 1.5 million children still dying from diarrhoea-related illness each year
More children die from diarrhea related illness than Malaria, HIV/AIDS and Measles combined
No real progress in the last 25 years
Fact 3:
Why the Emphasis on ORS? MDG # 4 - Time is Running Out!
Millenium Development Goal #4: Reduce by two-thirds, between 1990 and 2015, the mortality rate of children under 5
innovationneeded
Mortality dropped 1.8% per year (1990-2008)
Mortality must decrease 10.5% per year 2008-2015 to
reach goal
1990 2008 2015
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72
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incrementalimprovement